David Heun

Linked2pay is expanding a text-based, person-to-person payment service to allow banks to offer it for card and Automated Clearing House payments.

By establishing its e-commerce fraud prevention system as a "mobile first" platform, Forter worked to get a step ahead of a growing trend — that many new retailers accept only mobile payments through their apps.

Less than a week after revealing it will bring Alipay payment options to U.S. terminals, Ant Financial has signed an agreement with Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Apple Pay became a significant benefactor at Apple's new product presentation Oct. 27, as the mobile wallet's Touch ID authentication is incorporated into a flashy new MacBook Pro keyboard.

When Early Warning acquired clearXchange—soon to be renamed Zelle—late last year, the acquisition was applauded by banks that make up the P-to-P payments network because it brought Early Warning's various fraud detection technologies into play.

If online merchants can keep their sites secure, they stand to make big gains from a consumer base that is overwhelmingly willing to play its part in protecting payment credentials.

The Federal Reserve is asking the payments industry for input on securing faster payments processing.

The Federal Reserve is asking the payments industry for input on securing faster payments processing.

The China-based payments company has long sought to enter the U.S. market.

In his last earnings call as Visa's CEO, Charles Scharf spoke about the card brand's outlook for new technology and China.

Despite the growth of digital payment options from technology companies, consumers are used to cash.

The two companies hope to reduce paper checks and speed processing by removing navigation for claims processing.

In a world filled with a growing number of options for instant and same-day payments, the paper check still holds strong as a barrier to innovation. But it could also be a sign of opportunity.

An agreement with Ecobank Group in Africa will result in Mastercard launching its digital Masterpass QR mobile payments across 33 countries.

Bluetooth beacons — small transmitters that retailers can use to broadcast offers to shoppers' mobile phones — have always lived at the periphery of the payments world. But that may be changing very soon.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is integrating with digital payments technology provider ModoPayments so the bank's clients can access broader global payment networks.

Stores are realizing that they don't want to duplicate Starbucks' success.

Mastercard's $924 million buy of VocaLink was the highest value acquisition in the payments industry during the third quarter.

Businesses and consumers using Ingo Money will be able to pay credit card bills through U.S. MoneyGram locations.

Mobile payments are catching on in Europe at a fast clip, as the number of consumers regularly using a mobile device for payments has tripled since 2015, according to new Visa research.